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  • An excellent example of John Richard Green's history of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, The Making of England
    An excellent example of John Richard Green's history of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, The Making of England

    GREEN, John Richard.
    The Making of England. 1885.
    $344.00

  • An early edition of Tytler's life of the English adventurer and statesman Sir Walter Raleigh
    An early edition of Tytler's life of the English adventurer and statesman Sir Walter Raleigh

    TYTLER, Patrick Fraser.
    Life of Sir Walter Raleigh: 1833.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Bahrain in Original Photographs 1880-1961 by Andrew Wheatcroft, a photographic record of the history of Bahrain and its people.
    First edition of Bahrain in Original Photographs 1880-1961 by Andrew Wheatcroft, a photographic record of the history of Bahrain and its people.

    WHEATCROFT, Andrew.
    Bahrain. In Original Photographs 1880-1961. 1988.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Black Tents of Arabia by Carl Raswan, an important account of Bedouin life in northern Arabia.
    First edition of Black Tents of Arabia by Carl Raswan, an important account of Bedouin life in northern Arabia.

    RASWAN, Carl R.
    Black Tents of Arabia. 1935.
    $344.00

  • One of a series of Balkan intelligence guides
    One of a series of Balkan intelligence guides

    [HMSO Guide]
    Handbook of Bulgaria 1920
    $344.00

  • A first edition of John Osborne's <em>Luther</em>, signed by the author and Albert Finney, the first to play the titular role. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play in 1964.
    A first edition of John Osborne's <em>Luther</em>, signed by the author and Albert Finney, the first to play the titular role. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play in 1964.

    OSBORNE, John.
    Luther. 1961.
    $344.00

  • Examples of San Bernardino of Siena
    Examples of San Bernardino of Siena

    SAN BERNARDINO; AUSTIN, Robert (illustrator); HARRISON, Ada (editor).
    Examples of San Bernardino of Siena 1926.
    $344.00

  • First edition of George Rawlinson's The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy, a history of the Parthian Empire.
    First edition of George Rawlinson's The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy, a history of the Parthian Empire.

    RAWLINSON, George.
    The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy; 1873.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Recent Events and Present Policies in China by John Otway Percy Bland, one of his highly influential works on contemporary China.
    First edition of Recent Events and Present Policies in China by John Otway Percy Bland, one of his highly influential works on contemporary China.

    BLAND, John Otway Percy.
    Recent Events and Present Policies in China. 1912.
    $344.00

  • The first edition of this posthumously publihsed collection of essays by J.B. Mozley, Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford
    The first edition of this posthumously publihsed collection of essays by J.B. Mozley, Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford

    MOZLEY, James Bowling.
    Historical Essays. 1878.
    $344.00

  • Maria Bonomi occupies a central role in contemporary Brazilian art as a pioneer in abstract wood engraving.
    Maria Bonomi occupies a central role in contemporary Brazilian art as a pioneer in abstract wood engraving.

    [BONOMI, Maria.] SIMONCINI, Aldo.
    Xilografias de Maria Bonomi 8 de julho de 1971. 1971.
    $344.00

  • Designed for mountaineers and walkers
    Designed for mountaineers and walkers

    BAEDEKER, Karl
    Schweiz, Chamonix. Die Oberitalienschen Seen. 1930.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Continual Dew by John Betjeman.
    First edition of Continual Dew by John Betjeman.

    BETJEMAN, John.
    Continual Dew. 1937.
    $344.00

  • The Glass Giant of Palomar.
    The Glass Giant of Palomar.

    [HALE, George Ellery] WOODBURY, David O.
    The Glass Giant of Palomar. 1939.
    $344.00

  • First English edition of Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe by A. Hovgaard, the narrative of the the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.
    First English edition of Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe by A. Hovgaard, the narrative of the the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.

    HOVGAARD, A; BRAEKSTAD, H. L. (translator).
    Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe. 1882.
    $344.00

  • The author, a weaver, proposes that the Scottish wool trade would be best served by emulating used in Norfolk

    MELVILL, Thomas.
    The True Caledonian, 1734.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Wilfrid Thesiger's Marsh Arabs, his account of his time with the marsh Arabs of southern Iraq in the 1950's.
    First edition of Wilfrid Thesiger's Marsh Arabs, his account of his time with the marsh Arabs of southern Iraq in the 1950's.

    THESIGER, Wilfrid.
    The Marsh Arabs. 1964.
    $344.00

  • An inscribed second edition of physicist Brian Greene's bestselling popular science book The Elegant Universe.
    An inscribed second edition of physicist Brian Greene's bestselling popular science book The Elegant Universe.

    GREENE, Brian.
    The Elegant Universe. 2003.
    $344.00

  • First edition of physicist Alan Guth's memoir The Inflationary Universe, a fine copy in the dust jacket.
    First edition of physicist Alan Guth's memoir The Inflationary Universe, a fine copy in the dust jacket.

    GUTH, Alan.
    The Inflationary Universe. 1997.
    $344.00

  • Describes a much wider area than just Dalmatia, covering the Danube from Vienna to Roumania, including Budapest and Belgrade. Extremely scarce.
    Describes a much wider area than just Dalmatia, covering the Danube from Vienna to Roumania, including Budapest and Belgrade. Extremely scarce.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Dalmatien und die Adria. 1929.
    $344.00

  • A splendid, bright copy of Orlando's Invisible Pyjamas, another exploit of Orlando, the Marmalade Cat by Kathleen Hale
    A splendid, bright copy of Orlando's Invisible Pyjamas, another exploit of Orlando, the Marmalade Cat by Kathleen Hale

    HALE, Kathleen.
    Orlando's Invisible Pyjamas. 1947.
    $344.00

  • New maps include Assuan and Khartoum.
    New maps include Assuan and Khartoum.

    BAEDEKER, Karl
    Egypt and the Sudan. 1908.
    $344.00

  • Through the Telescope.
    Through the Telescope.

    BAIKIE, James.
    Through the Telescope. 1906.
    $344.00

  • First editions of two articles relating to the Endurance expedition from April and May of 1916.
    First editions of two articles relating to the Endurance expedition from April and May of 1916.

    [ENDURANCE]; MILL, Hugh Robert.
    The Position of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Expedition; 1916.
    $344.00

  • First edition of this scarce scientific report detailing the geological and glaciological observations of the Beardmore Glacier region, collected during the 'Terra Nova' expedition. Particularly notable for its inclusion of numerous photographs and sketches by Edward Wilson, as well as a fold-out map tracing the journey to the South Pole.
    First edition of this scarce scientific report detailing the geological and glaciological observations of the Beardmore Glacier region, collected during the 'Terra Nova' expedition. Particularly notable for its inclusion of numerous photographs and sketches by Edward Wilson, as well as a fold-out map tracing the journey to the South Pole.

    [TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION]; WRIGHT, C. S.
    Physiography of the Beardmore Glacier Region. 1923.
    $344.00

  • First edition of The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary.
    First edition of The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary.

    CARY, Joyce.
    The Horse's Mouth. 1944.
    $344.00

  • Scarce. Issued between the wars for local German tourists. It covers Berlin and the surrounding regions including part of Saxony.
    Scarce. Issued between the wars for local German tourists. It covers Berlin and the surrounding regions including part of Saxony.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Deutschland. Brandenburg provinz Sachsen, Nordlicher Teil, Anhalt. 1928.
    $344.00

  • Le Cirque d'Izis focuses on the dignity and humanity of circus performers, who were often marginalized figures in society.
    Le Cirque d'Izis focuses on the dignity and humanity of circus performers, who were often marginalized figures in society.

    Izis [pseud. BIDERMANAS Israelis].
    Jacques Prévert présente Le Cirque d'Izis 1965.
    $344.00

  • Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans.
    Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans.

    CORREA, Gaspar.
    The Three Voyages of Vasco da Gama and his Viceroyalty. 1869.
    $344.00

  • This is the first translation of the fifth letter of Cortés into English.
    This is the first translation of the fifth letter of Cortés into English.

    CORTES, Hernan. MISSING
    The Fifth Letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V, 1868.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Records of Parrots Bred in Captivity by Arthur Prestwich, a scarce, comprehensive record of parrot breeding, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Records of Parrots Bred in Captivity by Arthur Prestwich, a scarce, comprehensive record of parrot breeding, inscribed by the author.

    PRESTWICH, Arthur A.
    Records of Parrots Bred in Captivity [together with] Additions. 1950-1952 & 1954.
    $344.00

  • First edition of The Old Men at the Zoo by Angus Wilson, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of The Old Men at the Zoo by Angus Wilson, inscribed by the author.

    WILSON, Angus.
    The Old Men at the Zoo. 1961.
    $344.00

  • Richard Gordon's Meta Photographs is a largely under-the-radar book, similar to some of the work Lee Friedlander and Garry Winogrand made in the mid to late 1970s.
    Richard Gordon's Meta Photographs is a largely under-the-radar book, similar to some of the work Lee Friedlander and Garry Winogrand made in the mid to late 1970s.

    GORDON, Richard.
    Meta Photographs. 1978.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Baedeker's guidebook to Constantinople, with the rare censorship slip.
    First edition of Baedeker's guidebook to Constantinople, with the rare censorship slip.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Konstantinopel und das westliche Kleinasien: 1905.
    $344.00

  • Rutter, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, travelled extensively in Arabia visiting the Holy cities including Mecca.
    Rutter, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, travelled extensively in Arabia visiting the Holy cities including Mecca.

    RUTTER, Owen.
    Triumphant Pilgrimage. 1937.
    $344.00

  • First edition of A High-pitched Buzz by Roger Longrigg, the author's first novel.
    First edition of A High-pitched Buzz by Roger Longrigg, the author's first novel.

    LONGRIGG, Roger.
    A High-pitched Buzz. 1956.
    $344.00

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